Save Point posts are summary logs of what transpired during my time in the game. Recording logs like this (and everything else I jot notes down for throughout the day) helps me more clearly recall the stories of the games I love so dearly. It goes without saying that you’re entering a spoiler minefield.
Earthborn. Sole survivor of the battle on Akuze. Adept.
I’m introduced to the crew of the Normandy – Joker, Chakwas, Captain Anderson, Kaiden – as we set out for our mission on Eden Prime to secure the beacon, a key discovery of Prothean technology (who have disappeared for 50,000 years). Most of the crew is wary about working with Nihlus, the turian spectre, who will be joining us on the mission and watching Shepard in action in consideration for the future of humans: humans on the Council, the first human spectre. Cue an image of a Reaper in the footage of the current attack on Eden Prime.
On Eden Prime, we meet Ashley. I’ve decided she’ll die in this playthrough, despite how droll Kaiden can be. A newbie crewmate named Jenkins is killed off in the first few minutes of landing on Eden Prime.
Saren shows his mug for the first time in a stand-off with Nihlus, which is when Nihlus bites the bullet nice and early.
Shepard pushes Kaiden out of the way of the beacon and experiences a vision unexplainable just yet. Saren makes off with whatever technology or information the beacon contained.
To the Citadel, for the first meeting with the Council!
